Vacuum-cleaner



F. L. LELAND.

VACUUM CLEANER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT- 21, 1918.

Pat ntedSept. 14, 1920.

attouuq ST TES PATENT ounce.

I'LOYDL. LELAND, OF FLINT, MICHIGAN.

, i VACUUM-CLEANER.

' all whom it'may concern:

of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings;

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tubular pole which maybe of any the expendituref of relatively Y sheet 7, p

. tenedi' aiid closed, andto the same atone s de thereofii a longitudinally extending" ear": casingfil-is securely fixed: Abearing p ate fixed at one of its ends to theopposite 4 Be it-known that I, FLOYD LELAND, a citizen of the United statesyresiding at Flint, 1n the county ofGeuesee and State of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in- Vacuum Cleaners,

' This "invention relates to an improved vacuum cleaner, and has for. its primary ob. ject to provide a hand operated cleaningdevice which will be efiiclent and serviceable in practical use, is light in weight so that it maybe readily man'i ulatedor moved from place to placeyan'f: is. oneralole with labor. v a

It is another and moreparticular object of the invention to provide a cleaning device having a pole or handle and a suction fan mounted thereon including a casing, a dust collecting nozzle connected to the casing, sack or receptacle into whlch the dust is discharged, gearing for operating the fan,

and manually operable means for actuating said gearing.

t is also another object of my invention to provide a cleaning device as above char-'- acterized which is not liable to out of order, and can be manufactured and sold at relatively small costs YVith the above and other objects in view,- the invention consists in the improved construction,comloination and relative arrangemerit of the several parts as will he helltlll after more fully described, subsequently claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which similar reference charac-.

ters olesigriate corresponding parts through out "the several views, and whereinz I ustrating p olition -c 10 al the shank of a curved handleor grip 25 is Figure {1 is a side, elevation ill the preferred emhodi nent of the Fig, 2. is ailonfgitudinal sect through the gear casing; and

. Fig.3 is a secto then on length, :and is preferably foimcd of etal. Qne end of this pole casing walls,

little manual,

to the nipple 14 and t provided with a slot or opening 1'2,

,tively large gear p ion, the shaft 20 for said gear being yourthe'line 3 -3 ,4 p

' F fthe'polers is'ifiat' end thereof, jthe arm 29 at their free ends;

side of the pole 5 and extends longitudinally along one side of the casing 6 and is fixed to the casing wall by means of the screws, indicated at 8. v

To the. casing 6, on one side thereof, a

Patented Sept. 14, 1920.. Application filed September 21, 1918. Serial No. 255,129.

fan housing 9 is secured. 10 designates the fan shaft, which is suitably journaled in bearings provided upon the housing and and to said shaft the radially extending fan blades 11 are fixed. '12 desvignates the induction tube, which is suitably connected to the annular wall of the housing 9 at one of its ends, and at its other end is provided with the collecting nozzle fl3,'which may be of any preferred construe time The annular Wall of the fan housing 'is-nrovided at the opposite side of the shaft lll and loe'lowthe pole 5, with an eduction nipple 14, through which the collected dust and dirt is discharged into a sack or receptacle 15 which is connected at one of its ends at its other end is detachably connected to the pole 5, as shown One side wall of the housing 9 is erably' of substantially serni-circular form and located contiguous to the fan axis 10.

Through this openin an: is drawn by suetion in the rotationv oi the fan blades an induced draft of air thereby created through i the tube 12 and the nozzle 13.

Upon the fan shaft 10, and within the casing fia pinion. 18 is secured. A rela- 19 meshes with saiclpmnaled in the opposite side walls of the easing' 5 and also having a pinion Q1 fixed thereon. ln the'plate 7 and the opposite side wall of the casing 6, a shaft 22 is journaled andu on saidshaft, a gear wheel is lined, sai gear wheel meshing with the lithium. A crank is fixed on one end oi.- the shaft22exter1orly oi the casing 6.,

lln the other end'of the tubular sole 5,

riveted or otherwise secured. This end of formed-with an. apertured lug or ear 26 inwhich the pin 27 is loosely mounted for rocking movement,

in, a lever'28 is secured, while to the other is fixed... This arm isjof considerably greater length than the arm 24" fixed on the shaft 2%, and arodBO said arms to each other prcf- 'lo one end of this spring which is suitably attached at one of its ends to the end of the arm 29 and has its other end attached to the pole 5.

In the operation of the device, the nozzle 5 13 is engaged upon the floor or other surface which it is desired to clean and the lever 28 is pressed with the fingers toward the hand grip 25. Through the medium of the arm 29, rod 30 and arm 24;, rotation is thus imparted to the gear 23 which, in turn, through the gear train 21, 19 and 18, rotates the fan at relatively high speed. Air is thus drawn into the fan housing through the opening 17 and the nozzle tube 12, as above explained, and the dust and dirt which is sucked or drawn up from the floor surface is directed through the housing in the rotation of the fan blades, and finall discharged through the nipple 14 into t e collecting receptacle 15. In this manner, a relatively large floor surface may beeasily and quickly cleaned. It will be understood that when pressure on the lever 28 is re leased, the spring 31 immediately acts to return said lever to its normal position and continue the rotation of the gear 23 so that there will be an uninterrupted and continuous rotation of the suction fan. The device is very light in weight and can be easily handled for the purpose of cleaning walls, raperies, or other articles. The size of the suction fan may, of course, be increased or decreased as desired, and the arrangement of the gearing for the actuation of this fan may likewise be changed in many Wa s which will readily suggest themselves to t e mechanic for the purpose of obtaining a more compact arrangement or for driving the fan at a predetermined speed. The several other parts of the device as herein described are likwise susceptible of many modifications and it is accordingly to be understood that while I have herein disclosed one practical embodiment of the device, the

tive forms. I, therefore, reserve the privi lege of adopting all such changes in the general construction and arrangement of the several elements as may be fairly embodied within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim a 1. A vacuum cleaner comprising, in combination, an elongated tubular member provided with an induction nozzle at one end, a casing carried by said tubular member at one side thereof and in communication with the bore of said member, a shaft rotatably supported by the member and disposed therethrough,, said shaft having one end portion extending within the casing and its opposite end portion beyond theside of the member remote from the casin a suction fan within the casing and affixe to the por- 65 tion of the shaft therein, means coacting same my also be embodied in many alterna-.

with the opposite end portion of the shaft for rotating the same, and a collebting receptacle in connection with the interior of the casing.

2. A vacuum cleaner comprising, in combination, an elongated tubular member provided with an induction nozzle at one end, a casing carried by said tubular member at one side thereof and in communication with the bore of said member, a shaft rotatably supported by the. member and disposed therethrough, said shaft having one end portion extending Within the casing and its opposite end portion beyond the side of the member remote from the casing, a suction fan within the casing and ailixed to the portion of the shaft therein, means coacting with the opposite end portion of the shaft for rotating the same, and a collecting receptacle in connection with the interior of the casing, said receptacle being supported by both the casing and the member.

3. A vacuum cleaner comprising, in combination, an elongated tubular member provided with an induction nozzle at one end, a casing carried by said tubular member at one side thereof and in communication with the bore of said member, a shaft rotatably supported by the member and disposed therethrough, said shaft having one end portion extending within the casing and its opposite end portion beyond the side of the member remote from the casing, a suction fan within the casing and afiixed to the portion of the shaft therein means coacting 0 with the opposite end portion of the shaft for rotating the same, and a collecting receptacle in connection with the interior of the casing, the means for rotating the shaft being manually operated and carried by the 105 member.

.4. A vacuum cleaner comprising, in combination, an elongated tubular member provided with an induction nozzle at one end,

a casing carried by said tubular member at 110 one side thereof and in communication with the bore of said member, a shaft rotatably supported by the member and dis osed therethrough, said shaft having one en portion extending within the casing and its op- 115 po'site end portion beyond the sideof the.

member remote from the casin a suction fan within the casing and affixed to the portion of the shaft therein, means coacting with the opposite end portion of the shaft for rotating the same, and a collecting receptacle in connection with the interior of the casing, the communication between the casing and the bore of the member being Iglrough the adjacent side wall of the memr. I 5. In a vacuum cleaner, a ole, a fan housing mounted on one end 0 the pole, a handle forward upon the opposite end of said pole, a fan rotatably mounted in said housingya suction nozzle connected to the housing, a dust receiving receptacle, said housing having a discharge nipple opening 7 a casing mounted upon at one of its ends upon the pole, and extend-' ing adjacent said handle to be operated by the hand of the 0 erator engaging said handle, an arm fixe to the lever pivot, meansoperatively connecting said arm 'to one element of the gear train, and a spring operative to return the lever to its normal position andimpart continuous rotation in one direction to the gear element.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

FLOYD L. LELAND.

. Witnesses:

KATHERINE PURGELL,

WM. Buss. 

